Early Morning Training Tips

Hi Prokick members and web surfers - our recent early morning fitness ‘Boot Camp’ for enthusiastic wannabe fighters and hard-core fitness fanatics has enthused us to write a little that may help others find and feel the benefits of rising early to start some early morning sports activities.

Why Work Out in the Morning? There are plenty of benefits to physical activity first thing in the morning.

"Early morning workouts give you a chance to put the world on hold for an hour and think about the upcoming events and activities of the day, or think about whatever you want," said Murray. "Exercise also gets the endorphins flowing, so when you finish you are relaxed and in a good form to start the rest of your day."

Other Sports experts also agree the benefits of early morning exercise far outweigh the extra risks you may face.

"In our cardiac rehabilitation programs, experts don't see any increased risk from morning exercise," reported Gordon Blackburn, program director of cardiac rehabilitation. "Just be sure if you have heart disease that you first talk over any early morning exercise plans with your doctor."

There are plenty of practical reasons for choosing early morning workouts.

"If I make myself get up early in the morning and get into the fitness center or hit the road by as early as 4.30 a.m. to get my workout done, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to find the time during the rest of the day to exercise," said Mr Hopkins, a long-time runner and veteran of 65 marathons and accomplished distance runner.

"More and more people are finding the benefit of exercising before starting work and that’s no bad thing - they can’t all be wrong. I’ve been early morning training from nearly 35 years on and off when it is as regular as clock-work im in the best shape in mind and in body and that starts the day off on a positive note before I head into work. I really think the psychological and physiological benefits outweigh minuses," Said Billy Murray a four time four weight world kickboxing champion.

Billy Murray sees to it that the doors of the ProKick Gym open before 5:45 a.m. and supervises the members and wannabe fighters to start at 6 am sharp.

i am a Mining Engineer and have struggled to keep in shape for many years because of the work demands(late meetings, late blasts, shovel/drill rig movement, general managers,s production meeting, a late haul truck accident etc). As a result it was very difficult to have a routine workout session after work. Three months back i switched to early morning sessions on an empty stomach and have since shed off 7 kg plus i am in great physique now. I am not a fitness expert or anything,but this realy works believe me. My greatest challenge was the first 2 weeks of waking up early, but on the third week i could just wakeup without setting an alarm. My advice will be to give yourself aproxx 45-50 minutes of nap after training. I was doing treadmill(20 min), bicycle-20 min and stomach exercises 20 min. Other days i would just run in the road for aprox 45 - 50 minuutes. ((((PROKICK EDIT)))))xxxxxxxx

As with most things, it’s a good idea to start things slowly and gently. A very gently jog for a few minutes, followed by some static stretching. Half the battle is getting out of bed, but once you’re up I think you can be proud of your achievements. I’ve just written a post on the same subject in fact. It covers mostly how I manage to get out 3 times a week to train.